Friday, January 15, 2010

Day 13 - Homemade bird food

So, the kids and I were racking our brains trying to come up with a non food related post - I promised P that this wouldn't just turn into a recipe blog. However, I had on hand:

the leftover oatmeal from the day before,

some pork fat from Sunday's dinner (the only night we eat meat)

and copious amounts of crunch peanut butter which the kids have decided they no longer like (the crunchy part, that is, not peanut butter which is still a beloved food). I remembered seeing a recipe for bird food using some of these ingredients, so I decided to wing it (no pun intended) and ground up the fat, oatmeal, peanut butter, some walnuts and raisins.

I then cut down an old milk jug and made it into a feeder. I also filled a muffin tin with the leftover food so I can just add more as needed.

Do not know if the birds like it yet, because it has been raining for days, and I haven't put it out yet.

About Me

J - former biological anthropologist, now SAHM/homeschooling mom of 4, private tutor, and wife extraordinaire/P-Daddy - Dad of 4, post-doc supreme, super hubby/S - 7yo artistic genius. Loves dinosaurs and a good story/X - 6yo old soul with deep feelings. Brilliant, energetic and loving/C - 4yo curly mopped dynamo. Pretty pink pirate with charm to spare and a knack for using it on P-Daddy/L - 2yo sweet, smiley beloved by all and fingers full of people wrapped around them. Doted on by parents and siblings/R - 5yo Great Dane with emotional issues and a Chihuahua complex/B - 3yo Great Pyrenees who was the runt so is small and delicate but adoring and sweet/RC - 6yo cat who was saved from the mean streets when he was a kitten. Loves company and snuggles, but on his terms/GP - 1yo cat picked up on the streets of SA. Soft, shy, but loves a belly rub/ F - 8mo cat rescued from a park. Energetic, enthusiastic, kind of nuts.